NHER 48965 (Monument record) - Possible medieval ditch at The Hall
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHOULDHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
10 October 2006. Trial Trench.
Evaluation of site of proposed swimming pool. Contexts 1-7.
The site lay close to the churchyard of St Mary's Church and it was thought that burials or settlement remains of the medieval or earlier periods might extend into the site itself.
The investigations revealed an east-west aligned ditch containing animal bone and a single sherd of 11th to 13th century pottery. The ditch location matches that of a hedgerow on a 1891 map and may represent a continuation of use of the boundary denoted by the ditch.
Whilst medieval activity in the vicinity of the site ws demonstrated by the single sherd of pottery, no clear evidence for settlement or the presence of burials was identified in the trial trench.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.332).
J. Allen (NLA), 7 June 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 June 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF67615 Unpublished Contractor Report: Mellor, V. 2006. Archaeological Evaluation on Land at the Proposed Swimming Pool, The Hall, Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk. Archaeological Project Services. 160/06.
- <S2> SNF81896 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 2007. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2006. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt II pp 261-273. p 270.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 23 2019 9:40AM